A U.S. flag flies on top of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington.

A U.S. flag flies on top of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington.

Photographer: Andrew Harrer

Inside the Fed’s December Meeting: The Annotated Minutes

Are concerns about low inflation approaching a tipping point?

In December, the Federal Reserve delivered its third interest rate hike of 2017 and maintained plans to increase rates three times this year. However, two Fed regional bank presidents -- Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis and Chicago's Charles Evans -- dissented from the decision, each citing concerns about below-target inflation.

With today's release of the minutes of that meeting, we'll get a sense of whether worries among Fed officials about persistently sluggish price pressures have approached a tipping point.